hwit

hwit

Old English

Alternative forms

• hƿīt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʍiːt/

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwītost)

1. white

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	hwīta	hwīte	hwīte	hwītan			nom.	hwīt			hwīte	hwīt	hwīta, -e
accusative	hwītan	hwīte	hwītan	acc.	hwītne	hwīt	hwīte	hwīte	hwīt	hwīta, -e
genitive	hwītan			hwītra, hwītena			gen.	hwītes	hwītes	hwītre	hwītra
dative	hwītan			hwītum			dat.	hwītum	hwītum	hwītre	hwītum
							instrumental	hwīte

Derived terms

• hwītnes

Descendants

• Middle English: whit
  • English: white

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītoro, superlative hwītost)

1. white

   that ostana en scoldi skinan himiltungal huit

   From the east came to shine a white heavenly body (Heliand, verse 590)

Declension

Positive forms of hwīt

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hwīt	hwīte	hwīt	hwīte	hwīt	hwītu
accusative	hwītana	hwīte	hwīt	hwīte	hwīta	hwītu
genitive	hwītes	hwītarō	hwītes	hwītarō	hwītaro	hwītarō
dative	hwītumu	hwītum	hwītumu	hwītum	hwītaro	hwītum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hwīto	hwītu	hwīta	hwītu	hwīta	hwītu
accusative	hwītun	hwītun	hwīta	hwītun	hwītun	hwītun
genitive	hwītun	hwītonō	hwītun	hwītonō	hwītun	hwītonō
dative	hwītun	hwītum	hwītun	hwītum	hwītun	hwītum

Comparative forms of hwīt (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hwītoro	hwītoru	hwītora	hwītoru	hwītora	hwītoru
accusative	hwītorun	hwītorun	hwītora	hwītorun	hwītorun	hwītorun
genitive	hwītorun	hwītoronō	hwītorun	hwītoronō	hwītorun	hwītoronō
dative	hwītorun	hwītorum	hwītorun	hwītorum	hwītorun	hwītorum

Superlative forms of hwīt

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hwītost	hwītoste	hwītost	hwītoste	hwītost	hwītostu
accusative	hwītostana	hwītoste	hwītost	hwītoste	hwītosta	hwītostu
genitive	hwītostes	hwītostarō	hwītostes	hwītostarō	hwītostaro	hwītostarō
dative	hwītostumu	hwītostum	hwītostumu	hwītostum	hwītostaro	hwītostum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hwītosto	hwītostu	hwītosta	hwītostu	hwītosta	hwītostu
accusative	hwītostun	hwītostun	hwītosta	hwītostun	hwītostun	hwītostun
genitive	hwītostun	hwītostonō	hwītostun	hwītostonō	hwītostun	hwītostonō
dative	hwītostun	hwītostum	hwītostun	hwītostum	hwītostun	hwītostum